The ACAD Daily Tuesday, 2.16.21

Sunday – John Shepherd

today – Jiya Patel

Maggie’s Moment

The current American flag was designed by a high school student.

Core Values

KINDNESS * TEAMWORK * PASSION * INTEGRITY * COURAGE * RESPECT

Mosley Advisory making friendship bracelets.

*** Thank you for all who participated in RAK! Advisors, if you have not done so already, please send Mrs. Farmer your results.***

Dress Code

Upper School Code of Conduct

Vehicle Registration

Sign in and Out Link

Spring Semester Schedule

DRESS DOWN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY CELEBRATING BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS MAKING IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT!!

Tickets for both games are still available on Gofan!

Wednesday Boys Game Tickets

During advisory today the Science Department will be treating you to ice cream sandwiches in honor of Charles Darwin’s Birthday.

Are you interested in learning more about Charles Darwin and his contributions to Biology? Check out the links provided below.

Love, The Science Department

Sir David Attenborough Discusses CharlesDarwin (video ~1 minute)

The Making of a Theory: Darwin, Wallace, and Natural Selection (video ~30 minutes)

Darwin Biography (article)

The Evolution of Charles Darwin (article)

PJammin’: 10:52-11:25 on Friday!

We will be selling Hot Cocoa & Cookies in front of Science & Art and on the Lampkin Patio.

US Students/Faculty can wear their Pajamas to school to honor children battling long-term illness.

Congratulations to senior Clark O’Neill for being named SPARTAN OF THE WEEK (week of February 8):

“Clark has worked incredibly hard this year and has had such a successful season because of his dedication and efforts. He is also a great leader and role model for the team. He recently qualified for the state tournament in Macon, in what is hands-down the toughest weight-class this year. Great job Clark and Go Spartans!“ – Luke Graves, Head Coach, Varsity Wrestling

martin-luther-king-ftr

February is Black History Month. The month honors African American people’s rich range of experiences, struggles and achievements throughout history and into the modern day. Each day in February, we will be sharing a couple of quotes from civil rights icons.

“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” —Michael Jordan

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

Need Help With Math?

Try Peer Tutoring!

Volunteer peer tutors are excited to help you understand concepts from class, figure out homework problems, prepare for a quiz or test, and improve your understanding. Benefits:

One-on-one / small-group help from a friendly and knowledgeable peer
Support for any class (Algebra 1 to AP Calculus BC)
In-person and online options available

Please note we have shifted to a by-appointment model for spring semester. Email mathclub@athensacademy.org to set up your first meeting!

Don’t forget you must sign in and out even if you have parent permission to leave! You will serve detention if you forget. We need to know if you are on campus. Thank you!!!

If you need the links to the at-home or return request forms, please email Ms. Rorey: trorey@athensacademy.org. Remember that you should expect to wait 24 hours before you are approved by the school. Therefore, do not submit the request late in the evening or early in the morning and assume that you will immediately have permission to attend online or return to school. Thank you!

Please help us stay healthy so we can continue to be together!

Thank you so much for being diligent about wearing your masks! A few of you are still having trouble and for clarification, here is the process for you:

1. A faculty member will give you a warning.

2. After the warning, that faculty member will infract you and you will serve detention. This will be communicated to your parents as well.

3. After you serve detention, if another infraction occurs, you, your advisor, and your parents will meet with Mrs. Zalac and there will be escalated consequences.

Clubs meet Wednesdays 9:15-9:45! Look out for an email from your club leaders!

Transcript Request

Junior College Night Resources for the class of 2022

Upcoming college visits – all visits take place virtually from 12:55-1:30 (except where noted – links are in college names).

The first NACAC Virtual College Fair of the year is Sunday, January 31 from 1-7 p.m. ET. More than 500 colleges and universities will present more than 1,500 Zoom sessions. Students can register for free at virtualcollegefairs.org.